Assignment The Great Kiwi Health Lottery
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1The Great Kiwi Health Lottery The squeeze on the health dollar means some patients are not getting life-saving treatment. How treatment is rationed in the 1990s. Lack of money; expense of new technologies. Is the rationing system rational? The situation in Oregon, USA.
Speakers
- Alan Kerr (heart surgeon)
- Harry Bioletti (heart patient)
- John Neutze (Head of Cardiology, Greenlane Hospital)
- Rawina Caddy (heart patient)
- Jenny Shipley MP (Health Minister)
- Nick Harvey (heart patient)
- Mike Hunter (general surgeon, Dunedin Hospital)
- David Voss (Renal physician, Middlemore Hospital)
- James McKeown (kidney patient)
- Lynette Jones (Core Health Services Cmte.)
- Alister Scott (Coalition for Public Health)
- Garry Wilson (Norther RHA)
- Martin Searle (Middlemore Hospital Renal Unit)
- Pamela Jefferies (Chief Human Right6s Commissioner)
- Alan Clarke (Core Services Cmte.)
- John Dunn (Auckland surgeon)
- Lester Levy (South Auckland CHE)
- John Shearer (gall bladder patient)
- Ross Petigrew (surgeon)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Assignment
Secondary Title
- The Great Kiwi Health Lottery
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 20 July 1995
Start Time
- 19 : 30
Finish Time
- 20 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Current affairs
- Documentary
Hosts
- Susan Wood (Presenter)
Speakers
- Alan Clarke (Core Services Cmte.)
- Alan Kerr (heart surgeon)
- Alister Scott (Coalition for Public Health)
- David Voss (Renal physician, Middlemore Hospital)
- Garry Wilson (Norther RHA)
- Harry Bioletti (heart patient)
- James McKeown (kidney patient)
- Jenny Shipley MP (Health Minister)
- John Dunn (Auckland surgeon)
- John Neutze (Head of Cardiology, Greenlane Hospital)
- John Shearer (gall bladder patient)
- Lester Levy (South Auckland CHE)
- Lynette Jones (Core Health Services Cmte.)
- Martin Searle (Middlemore Hospital Renal Unit)
- Mike Hunter (general surgeon, Dunedin Hospital)
- Nick Harvey (heart patient)
- Pamela Jefferies (Chief Human Right6s Commissioner)
- Rawina Caddy (heart patient)
- Ross Petigrew (surgeon)